![]() ![]() NOTICE of 180-Day Temporary Water Right Permit Application (T033400) to Appropriate Water from the Chowchilla Bypass in Madera County.NOTICE of Opportunity to Comment & Public Workshop: Nitrate Control Program, Management Zone Implementation Plans.Scientists gain powerful tool to scrutinize changing U.S.What the fed’s new proposal for management of Colorado River reservoirs means.How should the drying Colorado River be managed? Here’s what’s at stake in negotiations for its long-term future.Project manager pleads guilty to falsifying permits, filling wetlands with pollutants.Some South OC residents’ water rates double.San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation District announced its highest water recharge record of all time.Californians with past-due water bills can get help with payments.SoCal cities use shade to mitigate a warming world.Judge orders Bakersfield to keep water in the Kern River.Kings River water agencies celebrate record wet 2023.Planning for drinking water sustainability in the San Joaquin Valley.ExxonMobil plan emerges to restart ‘zombie pipeline’ on Calif.Press release: Groups challenge Water Boards’ orders as harmful to Central Coast disadvantaged communities and fisheries.Army Corps fishes for data to help save Green Sturgeon.CalTrout examines orange creek incident, advocates for nature-based solutions in future waterway management.In regional water news and commentary today ….Sites Reservoir would cause negative environmental impacts to Sacramento River. ![]() Boiling Point: This California desert oasis has lessons for climate change.‘Special forces’ helitack team crosses state line.This billion-dollar plan to save salmon depends on a giant fish vacuum.Less toxic algal blooms in California’s waters this year.Letter: NGOs say DWR needs to revise Delta Conveyance Project EIR because of new information in Water Board’s proposed updates to the Bay-Delta Plan.California regulators tell Sacramento Valley groundwater agencies to fix sustainability plans.Press release: Ignoring veto threat, House passes spending bill that terminates the Central Valley Project Improvement Act.We are excited about this landmark initiative and eager to begin the work that will make RSM water sustainable now and for generations to come. The District will apply for grants, rebates and low-interest loans that will reduce the overall project costs to homeowners. The cost of the project is $42 million and may be paid through property taxes at a rate of approximately $150 to $195per year. The phased construction will begin at the end of 2022 and take 24 to 36 months to complete. This project involves constructing all the infrastructure – pipelines and pump stations - needed to provide recycled water to the green spaces in RSM. This is where the conversion of irrigation to recycled water pays off. Today, should the state impose mandatory restrictions, these associations will not have the same opportunities to reduce without severely impacting landscaping and quality of life. Many of the changes they made in their irrigation practices were permanent. SAMLARC and other associations were great partners in reducing water use to meet State requirements during the last drought. We are ready to begin and over 80% of RSM residents voiced their support for the conversion, according to a recent poll.Ĭalifornia experiences droughts regularly, much like the one we are in now. Over the years, SMWD has worked successfully to revise the restrictions to allow for the use of recycled water throughout the community. Today, RSM does not have access to recycled water due to old regulatory mandates that were in effect when the city was built. Every gallon of recycled water used for irrigation is a gallon of imported potable water that is available for higher, more beneficial uses such as drinking and bathing. This is an important project and a milestone in SMWD's efforts to improve the sustainability of water resources for RSM and in the District. I am writing to share with you exciting news about water in RSM – our Board of Directors voted on October 22, 2021, to continue the effort to bring recycled water to the City of Rancho Santa Margarita (RSM) for the irrigation of parks, sports fields, community spaces, and to possibly fill the lake, Lago Santa Margarita. ![]()
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